1540

31 January 1539-40.

Distrublance
pvnesing.

It is statute and ordanit be the prouest and baillies, that becaus thair is
dyuers pure persouns convict of distrublance and hes na guids to assyth the
pairty and pay the dewteis to the towne, that thairfore quhen sic persouns ar
convict, and hes nocht to mak assythment, that thai be putt in the irnis at the
croce during the townis will.—(In ane convict buik.—Tr.)

23 June 1540.

Egiptianes.

Forswamekill as Jhonn Auny, Egiptiane, and his complices committit art
and part of the fellown and crewall slawchter of Thomas Kichertsoun, sone to
Dauid Kichertsoun burgess of this burgh, and obtenit remissioun, and had na
guids to mak assythement to the pairty thairfore, quhairfore at command of
oure Souerane Lords lettres the said Jhone and all vtheris the Egiptianes in
tyme cuming ar decernit banist this towne, and neuir to cum thairin in ony
tyme cuming, vnder the payne of scurgeing thame throw the samyn; and certificatioim
maid be oppin proclamatioun that and ony of thame wer apprehendit
within this burch thai suld be scurgeit and vtherwayis pvnist as accordis.—
(Ibid.—Tr.)

13 July 1540.

The passege
to Sanct
Gelys kirk
callit our
Lady steppis.

The quhilk day, the prouest baillies counsale and dekynnis for the
communitie thinkis expedient that the commoun buthis be foremalyt, to the
effect that with the males thairof, in sa f er as may be gottin, the land pretenyng
to James Prestoun at the kirk end and eist entres thairto mycht be bocht for
the weill and policie of the kirk and gude toun, and consenttis to gyf xvijxx
merkis to the said James for his said land, in consideratioun of the yeirlie males
thairof comptand x Ii. for the merk and x merkis mair in the hale extends to
sa mekill.

14 July 1540.

Lady steppis.

The quhilk day, in the presens of the prouest baillies counsale and communitie
sittand in jugement, comperit James Prestoun and consentit and wes
contentit to resaue the sowme of xvijxx merkisfor his hous and land at the eist
entres of thair College Kirk of Sanct Geill, and to resing the samyn in the
townis handis ad remanentiam, and warrand the samyn land to thame annuell
fre at all handis, except for ane annuell rent awand thairof yeirlie of sex merkis
to the kirk, and viij merkis annuell rent awand thairof yeirlie to Jhonne Malcome
as thay pleis devise best thairintill.

16 July 1540.

Buithis
foirmalyt.

The prouest baillies and counsale, sittand in jugement, ordanis ane of the
baillies and officiaris pas to the nychtbouris occupearis of the commoun buthis
pertenyng to the gude toun, and warne and charge ilk ane of the nychtbouris
allegeand thame to haue the samyn in rentale to deliuer content and pay of
fore male of thair buthis to the avale of fyve yeris to cum, to the effect that
with the samyn James Prestonis land at the eist end of the kirk may be bocht,
and mak ane entres to the kirk for the honour of God and policie of the gude
toun; certefeing euery ane of the saidis personis that hes the saidis buthis and
thay refuse till do the samyn. thair buithis salbe rowpit and set at Mertymes
nixt to cum to thame that will gyf maist male be yeir thairfor; and alsua gyf
thay refuse to warne thame to flyt at Mertymes nixt to cum, sua that the
gude toun may dispone vpoun thair buthis to the maist avale of thair commoun
gude.

31 July 1540.

The names of
thame that
payit the foremailles
and war
rentellit.

The prouest baillies counsale and dekynnis granttis thame to haue resauit
fra William Symsoun curatour to Jhonne Wicht, maister Dauid Boithuell,
Robert Adamsoun, Jhonne Rentoun, William Rynd, William Aikinheid,
Henry Lyllie, Jhonne Kyle, George Heryott, Alane Mosman, Richert Young,
Alexander Auchinlek, Jhonne Gibsoun, Stevin Bell, Archebald Harwye, foremale
gevin to James Prestoun for the passege to the kirk; and discharges the
saidis personis thairof during the said space prouiding that thay and ilk ane of
thame compeir euerilk Mertymes evin during the samyn space and pay thair
xij d. in the tolbuith, conforme to thair rentell and to auld vse and consuetude
thairof, but preiudice of thair rentale in tymes cuming.

25 August 1540.

Grant to
Symon Preston,
provost, of
the office of
common clerk
for life.

[To all and sundry to whose knowledge the present letters shall come, the
Bailies, Councillors, and Community of the Burgh of Edinburgh, greeting in God
everlasting. Know ye us, for the good and faithful service done and rendered
in many ways to us and the commonwealth of our said burgh, by the honourable
man Symon Prestoun, present provost of the said burgh, to have given, granted,
and by this our present writing to have confirmed, and also to give, grant, and by
this our present writing to confirm to the said Symon Prestoun, provost, our office
of clerk of the said burgh, with all and sundry the fees, duties, profits, and pertinents
for the whole term of his life, with power by himself or others, his deputies
more or one, fit notaries and clerks, for whom he shall be held responsible,
to exercise the said office, and to intromit with, uplift and receive the fees,
duties, and pertinents of the same, as freely well and in peace as any other com
mon clerks of the said burgh formerly exercised the said office, or received and
uplifted the fees, profits, duties, and pertinents whatsoever, or enjoyed the same,
Rendering therefor to us, and our successors who shall be for the time, the said
Symon Prestoun, for the whole time of his life, and the same notaries depute sufficient
and capable, one or more, the writings and service which the common clerk, and the
clerks of our said burgh, have been used and wont to render and perform in courts
and otherwise. In witness whereof, our common seal of the said burgh is
appended to these presents, at the said burgh, the twenty-fifth day of the month of
August, in the year of our Lord one thousand five hundred and forty.]

[James, by the grace of God King of Scots, to all his good men to whom the
present letters shall come, greeting. Know ye that a certain gift and letter made by
the bailies, councillors, and community of our burgh of Edinburgh to our beloved
Symon Prestoun, provost of the same, of the office of common clerk of our said burgh,
with all the fees, profits, and duties belonging to the same, for the whole time of his
life, has by our command, been seen, read, inspected, and carefully examined, being
whole, entire, not erased, not cancelled, nor suspected in any part of it, in this form:—

To All and sundry to whose knowledge the present letters shall come, etc., as in
above gift. Which gift and letter, in all its points and articles, conditions and
forms, and circumstances whatsoever, in all and by all, according to the form and
effect as is premised, we approve, ratify, and for us and our successors for ever comfirm:
Reserving to us and our successors the services used and wont to us by the
common clerks of our said burgh in the said office of clerkship before our present
confirmation. In witness whereof we have commanded our great seal to be affixed
to our present letters of confirmation, at St.Andrews, the twenty-seventh day of
the month of August, in the year of our Lord one thousand five hundred and forty,
and in the twenty-seventh year of our reign.]

3 September 1540.

Vagabounds.

It is statute and ordanit be the prouest baillies and counsall that all maner
of vagabounds, sorneris, and all vtheris havand na craft quhairvpoun thai may
leiff, remoue thame furth of this towne within viij houris nixt heirafter, vnder
the payne of scurgeing thame throw this towne, cutting thair lugs, and banesing
the samyn for all the dayes of thair lyves.